Iraq Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Research report

Investing Special Drawing Rights: Towards a fair economic recovery in the Middle East and North Africa

12/01/2023

2 documents

81 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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In 2021, the IMF issued and distributed $650bn worth of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the unique characteristics of SDRs and provides an overview of the role of SDRs in the MENA region. Using four countries as case studies (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Tunisia), it analyses how SDRs can […]

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Briefing note

Civic Space: The missing element in the World Bank’s Country Engagement Approach

22/09/2022

1 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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The World Bank has publicly committed to mainstreaming engagement with project stakeholders and civil society to achieve more inclusive development results. Yet typically Bank projects forge ahead to achieve these objectives without comprehensively understanding the dynamics of a country’s ‘civic space’, the actual environment in which communities will be engaging. This paper makes the case […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Iraq: Impact Evaluation of the ‘Safe access to resilient livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Kirkuk’ project

06/04/2022

3 documents

72 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Between May 2016 and March 2018, Oxfam in Iraq, together with the Iraqi Al Amal Association (IAA), collaborated on the ‘Safe access to resilient livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Kirkuk’ project. Funded by UN Women, the project marked the first collaboration between Oxfam and IAA (a women’s rights organization working in Kirkuk). The […]

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Briefing paper

Unfarmed Now, Uninhabited When? Agriculture and climate change in Iraq

31/03/2022

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

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Small-scale farmers in Iraq are among the most affected groups in Iraq by climate change and water scarcity. With the reduction of rainfall and soaring temperature, agricultural production is dropping, and farmers’ ability to cope is hindered. Affected farmers are exhausted and feel that they are left alone in the face of crisis. Many farmers […]

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Case study

Community-Based Protection Committees and Remote Engagement through WhatsApp Business

17/09/2021

2 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This is a case study produced by Ali Mohammed Sadeeq, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Iraq, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, community engagement, community protection structures, COVID-19 and empowerment of youth.

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Research report

Social Norms Structuring Masculinities, Gender Roles, and Stereotypes: Iraqi men and boys’ common misconceptions about women and girls’ participation and empowerment

31/08/2021

1 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English

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The limited participation of Iraqi women in community decision-making in Kirkuk and Diyala is the result of various intertwined factors. This study explores emerging opportunities for social transformation in the context of sedimented layers of male privilege and the questioning of restrictive gender norms in the two governorates. With this report, Oxfam and its partners […]

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Research report

Community Perceptions of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A baseline report conducted in Anbar and Diyala Governorates, Iraq

29/07/2021

1 documents

93 pages long

Languages: English

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Over three months in 2020, Oxfam in Iraq collected data in Diyala and Anbar Governorates in Iraq to improve its understanding of the overall situation regarding sexual and gender-based violence and local communities’ perceptions of the issue. The researchers’ goal was to provide baseline information against which to monitor and measure the progress and effectiveness […]

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Case study

Going Digital – Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI): Lessons learned from a pilot study

13/05/2021

16 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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In this sixth instalment of the Going Digital Series, we share our experiences of using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) software, which was researched and piloted following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent need for improved remote data collection practices. CATI is a survey technique in which interviews are conducted via a phone call, using […]

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Case study

Factors Influencing Misconduct Reporting: A meta-analysis

07/07/2020

1 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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The purpose of this document is to provide an analysis of the critical factors that influence decision-making behaviour related to misconduct reporting, based on a human-centred design approach. Findings have been analysed across three research locations: Myanmar Iraq Ghana The intended primary audience includes the accountability, safeguarding, protection, gender justice, and technology teams from Oxfam […]

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Research report

Gender Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq: Conducted in Kirkuk, Diyala and Sulaimaniyah Governorates

22/06/2020

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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In Iraq, as elsewhere, the coronavirus pandemic is having severe impacts on the whole population, but women and men are affected in different ways. This gender analysis shows that women in three sample areas of Iraq are facing an increase in the burden of domestic work and caring responsibilities, a heightened risk of domestic violence and […]

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